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UNIQUE INNS MEDIA / TRAVELER REVIEWS & BLOG COMMENTS

Following is a sampler of media / traveler reviews, listed alphabetically, collected from a variety of sources. We hope these reviewers will encourage you to write about your UNIQUE experience by using the BLOG link below or by submitting your comments to Rose Allen, Executive Director.

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ABIGAIL’S HOTEL
“The finest accommodation in Victoria” – Victoria Times Colonist
“Abigail’s combines the beauty of the Old World with the comforts of the new . . . not a lavish detail is missed.” – Northwest Best Places
“If you have a special occasion to celebrate, or can invent one, this is the ideal place to come!” – The Best Places to Kiss in the Northwest

CAMPBELL HOUSE
Top 25 Inns in America – American Historic Inns
Innkeeper of the Year – Lane County Lodging Association
AAA 4-Diamond

CARTER HOUSE
Grand Award – Wine Spectator
Best B & B/Small Hotel in Northern California. – San Francisco Focus Magazine
“The place, quite simply is beautiful…the find of the year. A beautiful combination of bed & breakfast hospitality and hotel comfort.” – San Francisco Examiner
“To dine at the Carter’s inn is to step back into an era when mealtime was a ritual, a celebration of the unique provender of the season at hand.” – Victoria Magazine
The Best in Northern California – Pacific Northwest Magazine

BED & BREAKFAST INN AT LA JOLLA
Best B & B in San Diego – Cooking Light Magazine
Best B & B/Inn location for walking to shops & restaurants – Arrington’s B & B Journal

CASA LAGUNA INN
Best of Orange County – 9th consecutive year – Orange County Register 2005

GROVELAND HOTEL
“You’ve struck gold!” - Best Places to Kiss
“A ‘must stay’” - Pathfinders Travel Magazine
“The Mosley’s have preserved the hotel’s reputation as ‘best house on the hill.’” - Sierra Heritage
A Men’s Journal Dream Town – Men’s Journal

HARBOR HOUSE
"One of the West's Best Small Inns" - Sunset Magazine
"The Harbor House Inn has become the most luxurious inn along this seaside stretch" - Departures Magazine
"The Harbor House Inn...elegant, refurbished; next time we'll stay there" - Travel & Leisure
"Six rooms in the main house; each more wondrous than the last." - Diablo Magazine
"This inn has it all: views, elegant rooms, and meals that alone makes the trip worthwhile" - Sunset Magazine, February 2004

HONOR MANSION INN
“Flawless” – Best Places to Kiss in Northern California
“A perfect balance of pampering and privacy.” – Pacific Sun
“Once in awhile, we stumble across a place that is so close to flawless, it quickly reminds us why we do what we do. The Honor Mansion is one of those places. Beauty and grace emanate from the very foundation of this white, Italianate Victorian home set in a quiet, residential neighborhood under a 100-year-old magnolia tree. Your first glimpse of elegance comes in the guest parlor with its deep burgundy wallpaper, crackling fireplace and period antiques.” – Best Places to Kiss in Northern California (4th Edition)

INN AT OCCIDENTAL
"One of the Top Five Wine Country Destinations" - Wine Spectator
“Tops Our List as the Most Romantic Place to Stay" - Bride and Groom
Featured in September 2004 Sacramento Magazine "Getaways - 8 Romantic Escapes"
AAA 4-Diamond

JACKSONVILLE INN
"Most Romantic Inn in Oregon" - Gerry Frank, Portland Oregonian
"Best Restaurant" - Fifth consecutive year - Medford Mail Tribune Readers' Choice Awards
Best of Award of Excellence - Wine Spectator (one of only 500 in the world)
Overnight visit by President and Mrs. Bush

OCEANWOOD COUNTRY INN
“Crackling fireplaces, deep-seated sofas/chairs, well stock bookshelves and a splendid kitchen foster a cozy and civilized English country house atmosphere for unwinding in seclusion.”
Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report
“Staying here is like being the guest of your best friend. You will not find a more gracious host.” – East Bay Business Journal, San Francisco
“The fine island inn continues to garner rave reviews for its facilities, its location, its cuisine – but most of all for the hospitality of its owner, Jonathan Chilvers, who seems accustomed as ever to meeting the needs of the guests, thinking of everything, right down to a written list of nearby scenic walks.” – Stephanie Irving, Northwest Best Places

OLD MONTEREY INN
“Visitors are treated as houseguests, made to feel at home with such thoughtful touches as goose down comforters and pillows, breakfast in bed, and sherry and crackers at 5:30 every evening” - Bon Appetit
“European in flavor, this owner-managed oasis is one of America’s most refined B & Bs.” -
Andrew Harper’s Hideaway Report
“One of the most romantic country inns we’ve found is the Old Monterey Inn, a gem… hidden from the intrusions of the world by a thick blanket of ferns, fuchsias, pines, redwoods and oaks. - Barbara Brass’ Romantic Hideaways
“Old Monterey Inn: elegance, comfort and room decors that read like poetry.” - Discovery Magazine
One of California’s Top Ten Inns 2004 by iLoveInns.com

SHELBURNE INN
“A sense of place: Tricky to define, but like good art, you know it when you see it.” - Conde Nast Traveler (4/99)
“. . . a perfectly restored, impeccably run stronghold of antiques, fireplaces and stained glass for which the word ‘gem’ is overused but unavoidable…” – Carey Goldburg for The New York Times (6/97)
“Products from 20 miles around rule the menu…”David’s handmade caviar, smoked salmon, and potato clam-cakes; Laurie’s pastries and sourdough rolls…” – Jeffrey Steingarten for Vogue (6/90)
“For a century, the Shelburne has drawn visitors to the small beach town of Seaview.” – Sunset Magazine (2/01)
SHOALWATER RESTAURANT
Best Washington Restaurant Outside Seattle – Northwest Palate Magazine
Northwest Best Places,16th edition 2007
: Top-rated restaurant in the area, 3-1/2 stars

STANFORD INN
“Rustic hilltop elegance” - Los Angeles Magazine
“ . . . more than a magnificent resort . . . It’s a true ecosystem.” - Northern California Best Places
“It’s the best kept secret in Mendocino.” - The Oakland Tribune
“Consider the facilities for a rainy Sunday like this: the room looks out across a private patio to the ocean. A fireplace opposite the foot of the bed, several cords of good wood outside, dry and ready. Lots of crackle. Glass fireplace doors so I can leave it burning when I doze or slumber. The bed’s a big four-poster with first class linen, lots of good pillows. A desk, good chairs – stuff I’d enjoy at home. In fact, that’s what this feels like . . . home, not a room at an inn.” - The Business Journal
AAA 4-Diamond

STEAMBOAT INN
Rated #15 on the Saveur Top 100 list for food, restaurants, recipes, people and places around the world. Steamboat Inn is also famous for its guest chef and winemaker dinners, which feature well known chefs and winemakers from Oregon, California, Washington, and as far away as Toronto, Canada.
Best in the State by The Oregonian for guest chef/winemaker dinner series.

TU TU’ TUN LODGE
Grand Award Winner – Harper’s Hideaway Report
World’s Top 25 Small Hotels – Conde’ Nast Traveler

WILLOWS INN
“The ‘farm-resort’ style inn offers visitors an exceptional regional experience…The meals are outstanding and accompanied by a wine list nothing short of superlative…The western sky is a canvas ablaze with color. From the front porch, I watch the setting sun suffuse the Sound with golden light…There are no man-made sounds…” Coastal Homes & Lifestyles, Fourth Quarter 2004
“It (ferry travel) is easily the most accessible. No long lines, no extensive wait, and the price was right: $4 per car and driver. The Inn is perched on a small hill, surrounded by woods, and has an expansive deck that looks right over the water – a perfect spot for whiling away the hours with a cup of coffee or a glass of wine…A full breakfast is included in the room rate. I highly recommend you stay for dinner, which I guarantee will be a memorable experience…” Deborah Stone, Queen Anne News, November 2003
“…From the deck, a panorama sweeps across shimmering Rosario Strait. The silhouettes of mountainous isles fade into Canadian waters against a vermilion sky. The loudest sound is the rhythmic hush of waves from the beach below…” Coastal Living, June 2003

WINCHESTER INN
The West’s Best Small Inns – Sunset Magazine
“Innkeepers Michael and Laurie Gibbs’ crowning touch is the food.” J. Kingston Pierce, Travel & Leisure
“...a history of its own and a reputation for exquisite meals.” Judy Fleagle – Northwest Travel
“The Winchester Inn is among the most notable of Ashland’s many overnight accommodations… and outstanding restaurant, and you don’t have to be an overnight guest to eat there.” - Northwest Palate Magazine
One of the Top 75 Hotels in the U.S. – Conde’ Nast Traveler November 2005

WINE COUNTRY INN
“Surrounded by vineyards and verdant hillsides, The Wine Country Inn is as pleasing as a canvas laid down by Van Gogh” - Jerry Hulse, LA Times
“A likely headquarters for your visit might be The Wine Country Inn, a romantic 25-room retreat just off the main road north of St. Helena” – Craig Turner, LA Times
“The Wine Country Inn has been guided by three generations of the Smith family since it was built in 1975...” - Los Angeles Magazine
“Located in the heart on the Napa Valley on a shady lane, this contemporary board-and-batten chateau was built specifically as a place for couples to escape daily hassles.” - Roberta Homan Gardner, Woman’s Day
“The Inn offers a generous, self-serve breakfast in the morning. The homemade granola cereal is not to be missed. The staff is one of the Inn’s greatest assets - all of the employees are helpful, friendly and knowledgeable...” - Rob Reid and Elizabeth Hendricks, The Stanford Daily

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